A visit from Phoo-Phoo and Grandpa

We had the pleasure of having the Johnstone parents visit us in Vienna for a couple of weeks...

It was such a blessing to have them here with us...during a busy week of ministry at the school and then they treated us to a trip to Florence, Italy during our week-long energy break.

Enjoy some pictures from our time with phoo-phoo and Grandpa.

Justin loved Italy...Pizza for at least one meal every day!

Kailyn showing off her new princess shirt

phoo-phoo and Justin checking out the local wares

our tour guide Giuseppe explaining some local info. Our friends, Caleb and Britney Dossett joined us for a few days....

Kailyn made friends with this guy...right in front of the line for the Accademia. If we would have charged all the people in line taking pictures of this moment we could have probably funded our flight back to the states :)

Been teaching about Brunelleschi's dome since my very first year. So cool to see it in person

and another shot from the other side.

Grandpa and Justin finding a dry spot during a rain storm

on our last night, we ordered some fruit for Kailyn and expected to get a standard bowl of canned fruit. The waiter brought a quarter of a pineapple. Kailyn was pretty excited about this.

The pizza making station was open to the rest of the restaurant...so of course Kailyn wanted to watch the pizzas being made. Within minutes she was behind the counter.

sweet moment with phoo-phoo and grandpa on our way to church.

Kailyn has recently decided she wants to help cook every meal.

Here she is helping phoo-phoo make jello.

We were sad to see them go, but it was so nice to have them here for a little while at least.

Comments

Who are these kids at ICSV...

Hi everyone... The first week and a half of school has been absolutely amazing! We have had some great opportunities to begin building lasting relationships with the students that God has brought to Vienna to be educated at the International Christian School of Vienna. Rebecca has been adjusting well to her role as secondary secretary. She is learning quickly the many demands of her new role and is doing quite well in supporting us teachers and the rest of the staff. Rebecca hard at work I have been really enjoying my classes. I have a total of 43 students spread out over 4 periods. The students I have represent 14 different home nations, with many of the students who are "Austrian" are first generation, so they are of other nationalities as well. I have also had the opportunity to begin working with the soccer team...again, many nationalities are represented on the field, truly an international squad. Here are some pictures of the team training at the local club...

and baby makes four...

that's right...our little family will soon become a foursome. We have found out that Rebecca is 6 weeks pregnant! There is definitely "something in the water" as all the families that live within our block have recently had a baby or are currently pregnant. Our baby will be the 6th baby born to ICSV staff in a span of less than a year (first one was born in early November and we will be welcoming our new addition in September). So, kind of unexpected, but a pleasant surprise nonetheless!

The day that changed our lives...

Today (Nov 10) is Justin's birthday. Obviously, the birthday of your child holds a special meaning. Over the course of the last three days, I have been reminded of how exciting a birthday truly is. His excitement reminds me of the excitement we felt in anticipation of his birth, and, I think the excitement that God feels as his children enter into relationship with HIM. Justin seems to think that we will forget that today is his birthday. I base this on the simple fact that he has reminded us no less than 5 times/day since Sunday. I'm not sure exactly why, he hasn't quite been this excited about his birthday in the past; maybe it has something to do with this being the first birthday in Austria...I'm just not sure. But the joy that he carries (and expects from everyone around him) in anticipation of this day is a bit infectious. As many of you are aware, Justin was born in the middle of our senior year in high school. We were so emotionally unprepared (being so youn...

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